Tsuchiya Koitsu – Castle in Nagoya

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1937. The current print was printed after circa 1960.

Image size (excluding margins): 39.2 * 25.8 cm (15.4 * 10.2 in).

The print is in very good state. There are mild wrinkles inside the image. There are two pinholes in the left margin. On the back remnants of a previous mounting are present, shining through to the front in the upper left and right corners in the margin, and in the bottom of the image.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. He is known for his high-quality Shin hanga prints, excelling in the depiction of light and shadow and the expression of mood.

More information about Tsuchiya Koitsu and an overview of his woodblock prints can be found here.

See an overview of Tsuchiya Koitsu's woodblock prints